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Newspaper Page TextCongressional Speed on the Bill to Deport Harry Bridges Merits Applause. U. THE WEATHER i I.,,... i.nn - n..Jn.r 07W xiiuuiuii' t:iu p. ill. yuoinitiiij Highest temperature yesterday &2 Lowest temperature Inst night r 1 Precipitation for lust 24 honra T I'recip. HiiKO first of month 1.13 Pioeip. sinco Sept. 1, !i:i9. 31.-1:1 l-isress since Sept. 1, 19311 .. .20 Occasional Rain and Cooler. VOL. XLV NO. 45 OF ROSEBURG ll ADDED 600 R1ILLI0N BOOST FOR U.S. ARMY PROPOSED Stress Put On Need of More Air Strength Original Program Didn't- Give Army Time to Make Full Estimates; Congress Takes Up Task of New Taxation. "'ASmXGTON. Miiy 29. fAP) President Roosevelt nnd war de vn ! mcnt iffici'i Is worn reported todnv to be considering n mimde Tiiftital defence program for army pffuiimi" nl. plane find mochaniza tfM wlih'h wo"ld add morn than "00.000 In the pronerednesK PX. lie-'dlinifFi alrcadv projected. Following n conference, in which Hrf't-iTcq Mm-fotilliaii and Wond lintr. IjOiiIa Jnfinon. assistant war "rc'ri-'v. and Gonora) George C. Marsh Ml. arn rtpf nf stuff, re viewed nnny iH-ed wllh Mm prosl t'nt. there were indications thai Mr, Poisovotf. would auk congress Inr tho furthnr pvniifiion of tho defense program within a few days. May Ask 600 Million The amount he nav ask. It was F'tM. n'nlu.iilv will ho loss than i onn.fioo.000 ht morn thin sr.no. nonooo ossiblv around Ifino oo onn, Thnt . M.rifj )n f fiion to Mm i.is2,oni.oo which Mr. Ito'-oevelt a I road v has requested. The white hnuRO conference mot nt a congressional committee de cided u non nroeedure for Rttecdlng net Inn oil the $.10)10.000.000 tax I roEin n le d dov n y r sterd a v b v administration and congressional leaders. Chal'inan nought on CON. C.) nf Hie lini'rt wat ond means commit loo. vnvMnt; ih ear' tor oilnmte of f HS3.000 OHO paid the ndml-ilHtru-linn i-.-ped lo raise SOnG.OOO.OOO for defense tax1 In a now tax hill vhieh he will Introduce tomorrow. Army Request Lagned Tho necessity for additional (Continued on page C) Ily FRANK JENKINS WITHIN the past wet'k. IIipso " suggestions for weapons wilh which to defend the United Stutos of America and Its 130 million people have heen offered to the senate committee on military affairs: 1. A machine lo spray tho enemy with liquid cement which would harden Immediately thm Immobilizing his troops. 2. A parachute bomb to he shot Into Ihe midst of attacking planej which would collide witn mo lioiiib. canslnE "horrible tdnusii- ter to the attacker." 3. A imiKic grease which, when poured down a cannon barrel, would increase the range and velocity 20 times. aNVENTOH No. 3 Is so worth lessly lazy he should be shot. While he had his sleeves all roll ed up anil his great brain work ing, why didn't he provide n wand which when waved would cau.w nil enemies, wherever located. k vanish in a puff of smoke?) I'HKS)-: suggestions, of course. are the product of wishful thinkers (SAP thinkers, if you prefer pungent words.) One's na tural Inclination la to dismiss them with a laugh. Hut let's pause a moment and ak ourselves a question: ' Just HOW do these proposals DIFFER from the wlsnim tnina f,j. In The, , tray's ;; r News' ; s 31 REVIEW In On National Defense Commission 'S I Four of the seven prominent dent Roosevelt as a special commission to supervise the billion dollar defense program are pictured above. At the top, left, are Chester C. Davis, federal reserve board member and former AAA administrator, who will have charge of farm products; and, right, Ralph Budd, chair man cf the Burlington railway board, assigned to transportation. Lower left photo-is that of W. S. Knudsen, president of General Mo tors, who will direct industrial production, and, right, Leon Hender son, member of the securities commission, who will Icok after eta biliiaton of wholesale prices. I Move to Deport Bridges Speeded WASHINGTON, May 20. t API The house rules committee voted unanimously today to give legis lative right-of-way to a bill directing the secretary of labor to deport Harry Ilrldgpa, west coast CIO leader. The deportation mensuro would direct tiie secretary of labor, .who recently dismissed deportation pro ceedings against Bridges, to take him lulo custody and deport him to Australia, Hie country of which lie Is a cilizen. In resnonr-e to questions. Rep. Allen, author of the legislation. tnlil the rules committee Bridges, had several times tiled his ueciara- Hnn of intention or upcoming a United Slates citizen but never nail completed the naturalization pro cess. Ilildges has declared several times that he was not n ronimun 1st. ten. Cotmcr (D-Miss.l announc ed Ihe committee's action lo the house, to applause. Telegram to Roosevelt Urged U.S. Aid to Allies SPOKANK. May 29. (AP) J. Richard llrown. Spokane mining engineer. Is tired of rending about allied reverses on Ihe Kuropeall fionls and of the I nited States de lay In offering aid. Toilay he sent the following tele nr.,jl,li,nl Tinnsevelt: "Why should our country stand serenely aiooi wime u.,- friends are i-iushed and enslaved until finally we stand alone before the tyrant? "Let us throw off ourdilrkerini! icthargy and extend credit and everv possible material aid to those who are fighting so desperately for our common cause and whose vic tory Is necessary If our Ideals nre to live. "Now Is the hour." IMI N American citizens chosen by Presi Memorial Day's Program Listed The nosehurR Veterans rounelt. In which Is represented the vari ous ex-service men's organizations of KosehtiiR. Ir Inviting the general public of Kosobitrg to participate Thursday In the annual Memorial day observance. The ceremonies of the day will Include services at Oak and Kane streets for Ihe Un known Soldier, a parade to the Oak street bridge, where oxerclsea will be conducted for the sailor dead, and a Memorial service at Hunt's Indian theater, where the principal address will he given by Niel Al len of Omuls Pass, stale comman der of the American Legion. The program at Ihe Iheater, ar ranged by Vincent Al alone, com mander of Vniqu:i post of the American Legion, Is announced as follows; Invocation. Rev. Perry Smith. Introduction of represent at ives of veterans' organizations. Pledge to the Flag, by Scout Dob Elliott. Organ solo, Mrs. Paul Geddos. Trumpet ficlo, "My Itosary." Ward Cmnmiugs. Jr., accompanied by Mrs. Paul Ceddes. General I-ogan's Orders of the Day and Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad dress, Frank Compion. Vocal solo. "Itrahms Lullaby." Millard Magnesn, accompanied by Mrs. Paul Ueddess. Vocal solo, "Trees," Joyce Ilil m or, accompanied by Mrs. Paul Geddes. Address, Niel Allen, commander Oregon iJepartment, American Le gion. nenediclion. Rev. Perry Smith. Taps, Ward Cummlngs, Jr. The address by Slate Command er Allen will be broadcast to Imug Ian county listeners by Station KRNIt, which will nwitch to Ha re mote control facilities at the In dian theater at 11:15 a. ni. IE fHt DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY ROSEBURG, OREGON, F Ml Fists Fly As Texas Demos Back Garner Three-Hour Tumult Rages State Convention Before "Harmony" Plea Prevails; Roosevelt Faction Strong. at WACO, Tex.. May 21). (API Texas' 40 votes at the national democratic convention bear Cac tus Jack Oarner's brand. Fist swinging supporters of Ihe vice-president herded tho voles in to his corral at the party's stato convention yesterday. The democrats strongly ondors ed tho administration of President Roosevelt, lauding his "innlchless leudership" and promising not to engage in - any stop-Roosevelt move. Rep. Sam Rayburn. house majority leader, was given th-? delegation chairmanship. Things started to pop before tho convention- opened. Somebody pushed Maury Maverick in front of tho convention hall. Mayor Tom Miller of Austin said it was not it push but a blow which he aimed at .Maverick, one time new deal congressman and now mayor of San Antonio. - Bedlam Breaks Loose That little spat ended promptly, Rut inside the hall tho Tcxuns yelled so loud nnd so long that Keynoter Tom Miller finally Just read his speech at a howling hunch of democrats. Fists f i e w. Police whistles shrieked. Rattling men were sep arated. -One was ejected from the hall. ' , - : rielogafos insrchfid tnwnriV the platform bearing n banner that read "RooHevolt again! To hell with Ci'ormnny!" Friends of B. n. Cet-niany, a earner leader, wrest ed the banner away and tore it up. Three hours of tumult rolled by. Then former (lov. I'at M. Neff of Waco., now president of Ilayior university, called for peace anil Roosevelt - Garner "harmony" (Continued on page f) Pacific Coast Defenses Strengthened by U. S. SAN FRANCISCO, May 29. (AP) Uncle Sam haa doubled the army ah- corps personnel on tho west coast and boosted that of Ihe ninth corps area 40 per cent since the mil break or the Ku ropean war. Added enlisted strength of tho navy at sea, the addition of a boa! 10(1 coast guardsmen, a change in the customs set-up for neutral ity control anil new burdens on the federal bureau of Investiga tion In connection with espionage and "fifth column" activity have also taken place. y Paul t ' '.- -' f ROY REDFORD, DR. J. P. WIL SON, R. CHANEV AND TED SHIRTCLIFF fnn they appear above, left to rinht), all of Myrtle Creek, dressed In the very latest styles of baseball uniforms In preparation lor taking part In a son ball game against Myrtle ('reel hiuh school's chain ploiishlp girls' team, us part of a double- 'header ball game played there Sunday for the benefit or the Myr- I tie freek Roil and Gun club. In cidentally, tain "I Saw" wan seen I through the eyes, nnd Indited by the pen. of Maynard Bell. New Review ri torts writer who was for lunate enourh to be able to attend tin particular game. The four dignified el t liens of the community Kedford, the el'y marshal; Dr. Wilson, dentist; Chaney, manager of tho theatre; Shirtcliff, garngeman were only ft zrzzzl SAW::z::z i I ; ll t 1 -.I II l .r v ' llhl -j If I I . VI, am m. - . , r i N S; Will Have Safer Business by Showing WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, Ore Port Of Narvik Taken f From Nazis Allies Also Announce Capture of 2 Other Norway Cities; .' Both Sides Claim to Have Scored Successes at Sea. - LONDON, May 29. (AP) A joint adiulralty-war offlco com mini hi ue announced today that Narvik, far northern Norwegian ore port, had been captured from the (iermaim by allied forces, ' "Sagoness and Forsnesot also are in our hands," the communi que added. Narvik, long Hie goal of allied pressure by laud and sea, had been in German hands virtually slnco tho April 9 opening of the German Invasion of Norway. The garrison at one time was said to have numbered 3,000, but In recent days the German high command bus told of reinforcing It with mountain Chasseurs and other, troops dropped by para chute. The strength of tho allied force Norwegians. Ilrltish and French has not been stated. (A dispatch from Stockholm by the Exchange Telegraph company, British news agency, said Hrltlsh naval forces have sunk seven Gor man transports In the last three days, in waters near Narvik.) The region' around Narvik re mained us the only allied foot hold In Norway following; tho withdrawal from Namsos nnd AnduItmcH about tho first of May., - Gives Allies Vital Base .TJrVcttnlure of Nurvtk. gives the nllloH Jften and atr base on 1b Norwegian cost, uhovo the Arctic circle, which compares in proxim ity to Norway's, important German-held cities with the lallcr'a nearness to the Ilrltish isles. (Tho German : high command acknowledged the loss of Narvik to the allies hut claimed that their air force had scored a "ser ious bit" on a "large battleship" off Narvik, pulling its guns out (Continued on page 0) Three Reappointments Announced by Sprague SALEM, May 2!). (AP) fiov. Charles A. Sprague announced the following reappointments to day: Merle Chessman of Astoria is member of Ihe fish commission for u four-yon r term effective June 1. Dr. W. I.. Chandler nf Portland as member o'. the hoard of chiro practic exam ners for a three-year term efrectivi! June 3. W. II. Ross of Portland ns mem ber of tho real eslatn advisory board for a lour-year term effec tive June 14. JenkiM own-Review Photo and Engraving a small part of a large group that turned out to make the day a big success, for they provided no end of fun for the large crowd as sembled for the occasion. The day's festivities opened with n bard hall game between Myrtle Creek high school's boy team and the Hosehurg .luuior American Legion club, composed of players from Glendale, Canyon vllle. Yoncalla and Roseburg, with Ihe host nKgregatlon walk ing off with an easy victory. Th" nightcap, the feature attraction of the afternoon, was a hard fought pitchers' battle, with the biiHiuesfl men coming out on the long end of a 19-to-lf Bcoro by vir tue of a last Inning rally. Tho contest was a comedy of erron from start to finish as tho com mnnity-spirtted business men romped around the diamond In their titlarlous getups. DBS 1 - U. 1940,. Encircled 500,000 Retiring Toward Jailed in Drive On 5th Column in Britain's crack-down on suspected fifth columnists, sev eral prominent persons wre jailed, among them the pair pic tured above. At top Is Sir Os wald Mosley, leader of British fascists, and, bottom, John Beckett, former member of par liament and secretary of the pa cifist people's party. Eight of Mosley's lieutenants were ar rested with him. Earl Long Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in Guard SALRM, May 29. AP) Ap pointment of William K. Long of Roscbiiru as second lieutenant. In fantry, was announced today by the Oregon national guard, lie naa been assigned to company D, l(l2nd infantry, with sin lion at Rosehurg. He has served in company ll for six years.. Wllllnm R. fKnrh Lomr. referred to in the above, dispatch, Is a mem hers ot Kosennrgs ponce lorcn. ne him lmnii hnhllnif tbn rank of ser geant In the local company of (he national guarii. Japs Plan Daily Bombing to Snap Chungking Spirit HANKOW. May 29. (AP The Japanese naval air forco In "inning dally bombardments of Chungking, provisional capital of the central Chinese government, until Its "spirit of resistance Is broken," n naval npokeaman de clared today. The statement was offered In explanation of daily raids on Chungking which began last Sun day, when !l9 planes attacked the city In wavea for four hours. v Powers Justice of Peace Denies Larceny Charge COQI'ir.LK. May 29. f AP) Justice of the Peaco John J. Hell of Powers pleaded Innocent today to a grand Jury indictment charg ing larcenv of public funds. Sheriff Howell said tho jury re turned a secret Indictment several months ego but servlco of the war rant wan delayed by Roll's Illness. The charge alleged ft $08 shortage In the turnover of receipts to tbn county, District Attorney Flaxel stated. No trial dute was net. . Subversive Aliens VOL. XXVIII rvn i 0 Outnumbered Allies Retain Morale Against Efforts Of Nazis to Annihilate Them , l ' ! ' By the Associated Press In three pulverizing smashes, Hitler's nasi legions tocUy , stormed Ypres famed world war battlefield and captured Lille and Ostend, the high command announced, to tighten the steel- . jawed trap on 500,000 allied troops encircled in Flanders. On the strength of these reports, it was apparent that the? allies were now retiring to the English channel seeking that means of escape from the German "surrender or die onslaught; rather than attempting to break through the German salient to tho south. . The retreat toward the channel was subsequently confirmed in London, where reliable sources said the British expeditionary force was fighting a "stiff rearguard action ' to cover Its with drawal.-. . Quantities of war materials, it was said, would have to be destroyed to keep them from falling into German hands. The retreat was desoribed as in "complete order," with the morale of the troops "quite unlheken."'" ,' ' Lille is a manufacturing city, about 18 miles southeast of Ypres. The Berlin short-wave radio reported the capture of Tpres, 20 miles from the coast. .- - Ostend is the strategic Belgian channel port, one of the main bases of supplies for the harassed French and British forces. The naxi high command said desperate French counter-attacks had been beaten off. "with the bloodiest losses. , Allies Trying to Reach Channel ,. , , German capture of Otten4 nawewl-tW-'-eW-Jw- of the trapped allied forces to a width of about 40 miles. Wave after wave of naii bombing planes roared ever the French and British forces falling back to the sea, but the British expeditionary foreo was reported "still fighting as a unit in the harried withdrawal. . This was the first Indication that the encircled allies were at temptinq to escape by channel ports even at the risk of under going a "hellish fire" such as attended the British embarkation from Boulogne rather than trying a break through the German !j i. . -L il main E.Anfl, Armiiit in Franco. corridor io r..vn Italy's Probable War Plans Told HOME, Mny 21). (AP) Italy lingered tonifcnt on tho brink of war which ninny foreign and Ital ian observers expoct Italy to start, possibly within the next few days, hut In North Africa nnd In tho Mediterranean ralhor than against Kranco directly. . This view was supported by Nicola Marchitto In a soml-montlily political revlow entitled, "tho con quest of tho empire." Ho asserted Itnly'n "offensive objectives" would bo actions of tho navyi nnd warplanea In tho Mediterranean, land war In Africa to conquer the Sues canal and ovcnl unity In the Balkans to ,iro tect Italian Interests. Italian strategy, ho wrote, Is de fensive on both tho Kronen and Tunisian (French North African) frontier!, but of a dirforcnl char acter on the Egyptian border. The surrender of tho llelginn nnny on the western front, appear ed to hnvo ended any chance the allies may Juivo bad to keep Italy out of the war by relaxing their blockudo restrictions. Italy's war fervor heightened with the Ilelgian collapse. At Dome n battalion goose-stepped under Mussolini's balcony at thn Piaz.n Venczla. Civilians began today tn take over some of the posts left varani by men culled to arms. Yoncalla Votes Bonds to Increase Water Supply VONCAl.I.A. May 29. A bond Issue in the sum of Jill. 000 has been approved by tho residents of Yoncalla nl a siieclal city election, for the purpose of providing funds wllh which lo Incrensn the munici pal wnter supply. The election re sulted In i)7 voles cast In favor of Hie bond issue nnd 40 votes In op position to the project. It Is proposed, ns spon as the bonds run sold, lo start work on a supplementary water system whirh will bring water from Adams creek to augment the present sup ply. Tho existing water supply is Insufficient to nieot tho domestic needs of th tiwn nnd to supply the mills now In operation. With another mill scheduled to start soon, the demand for water Is ex pected to bo materially Increased. It Means Business. IN A TRAP. , What will be the fato of the al lied army of 500.000 trying to fight IIh wiiy out of the Flanderi trapt If it reaches tho English chonnid. what then? Mako your own (pinna, then watch NKWfl-RKVIEW Wire ' servico for the answer. NO. 253 OF THE EVENING NEWS Men Channel - - - ... .. . .,. l'lgllllllK HI it," ,, korque was reported by Berlin sources who intimated that tho Hwastlka flog might bo hoisted at any moment over the port, main supply base of the northern allied, armies pocketed In Flanders. Tho French admitted that the, situation In tho north was "ex trumelv critical" as a result ot the capitulation of tho Ilelgian army, hut snld thn allies still woro hold ing a 30-nillo stretch of coast ex tending northward from Dunkor. que. Dunkerque, ono of tho next tar. gots for tho fiormans smashing along tho French const of tho Eng lish channel, was reported by filers tn hnvo been burning for throe days and Ihoro woro unofficial odvlcoa , that fighting raged in tho Btroctn possibly allied troopa in combat wllh other Clerman mechanised Hy ing columns. , Relief Army Gains. Unofficial roports that the French woro massing their armlert of tho center for a drive to rellovo tho pressure In Flanders were giv en color by a Pnrls. communique announcing new sticcessos olonK the Homme nnd Alsne rivers. Tho Inst German forces on the south sido of tho Somme were re ported driven back across tho river and tha French said the situation there was "highly favorable." Tho French declared tho Oer mans were suffering heavy casual ties In their attempts to clean out the Flanders pocket, and tho nnzlii ml milled I heir losses wero large, but held they wero not dispropor tionate to their gains. Bombing Terrific rsermnns bombed tne nockeled at. lied forces mercilessly In an at tempt to "softon up" resistance, and I lie allies rc'tallnted by straf- (Continued on page fl) Census Gives Roseburg 4,854 A preliminary count of the returns from the 16th census shows the city of Roseburq to havo a population of 4, 854, according to a report received today from Merle C. Stuart, supervisor of the census. The 1940 figures show a gain of nearly S00 over the population count of 4,362 made in 1930. The 1940 fiqures ere preliminary and still subject to correc tion, the supervisor reports. I (Continued on page 4.)